Lamayuru Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, Ladakh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery (Tibetan: བླ་མ་གཡུང་དྲུང་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: bla ma gyung drung dgon pa "Eternal Monastery") is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft) and 19 km southwest of Khalsi.
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Lamayuru Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Drikung Kagyu |
Festivals | Annual masked dance festival |
Location | |
Location | Lamayouro, Leh district, Ladakh, India |
Geographic coordinates | 34°16′58″N 76°46′28″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Oldest and largest existing gompa in Ladakh |
Founder | Naropa |
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